The extra peak trips merely plug the existing 2 hour/2 hour 20 minute gaps between Dandenong & Braeside in weekday peak periods - an overdue improvement that should have been addressed when the routes got minimum standards in October 2006.

On weeknights & Saturdays, the 21:57 811 from Dandenong to Springvale now continues via the new 811 to Lower Dandenong/Springvale Rds. An identical 21:57 service has also been added on Sundays. This means Dingley Village residents can now leave the city at 21:30 each night and still get home by PT.

Craig wrote: This means Dingley Village residents can now leave the city at 21:30 each night and still get home by PT.

Meanwhile people in places like Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit, Point Cook have to leave the City before 6.30 to get home on PT, despite the service recently being "upgraded".Dingley Village must be in a marginal seat.

All views expressed are strictly my own and do not represent my employer or anyone else.

You've guessed right. Dingley has traditionally had a greater Liberal following compared to all the suburbs around it. It seems to only way to get any public transport improvements is to make your electorate marginal, especially safe seats (i.e. vote out your sitting member).

You've guessed right. Dingley has traditionally had a greater Liberal following compared to all the suburbs around it. It seems to only way to get any public transport improvements is to make your electorate marginal, especially safe seats (i.e. vote out your sitting member).

That's pretty much how I vote despite what I may think of the parties. I figure the more people like me actually vote that way, the more representation we may actually get from our local member instead of being taken for granted (not to mention the pork). Greens or independants first, then the party I want my vote to eventually get to then whoever is left. The Federal government was a hard one, the only options in my electorate were Labor, Liberal, Secular Party, Christian Democrats and Greens. In the end I voted Greens, 2 major parties then the religious parties last. I have nothing against religious parties, or even religion, but ultra conserative parties dressed up as lambs on the other hand...

Services from Dandenong Station will depart two minutes earlier than currently scheduled. Route 844 weekday services will depart four minutes earlier from Dandenong Station.

Services to Dandenong Station will arrive three minutes later than currently scheduled.

Times at all other timing points are unchanged.

Updated timetables will be available on the website shortly

These timing changes are in preparation for the opening of the Langhorne Place bus interchange (near Lonsdale Street) soon. This will replace the Thomas Street interchange, but only those routes running to the north & east of Dandenong will serve it (inculding 811).

The timetable for new route 709 (Waterways to Mordialloc Station) has finally appeared in print and is in stock at the Met Shop - effective 27 September 2010 (Train times effective 10 October 2010) v1 (Sep 10)

Another Grenda reprint dated 27 September 2010 (v1 Sep10) is for route 857 Dandenong to Chelsea. The map has been updated to reflect the change of route from Dandenong via the new George St Bridge & Cheltenham Rd to Hammond Rd.

*Minor route map change on route 813 & 815 shows from Dandenong Station via Cadle St, George St, Mason St then to Scott Street on the way back via Mason St, Foster St then to Dandenong Station. No longer runs via Thomas St.